*Practices of Resistance and Change in the Mediterranean *
*Call for Articles for a special issue of Ethnologia Europaea *
*The Call is open and closes on 15th of January 2016*
In the European countries bordering the Mediterranean at present we observe
not only the manifold effects of austerity policies but also significant
political and social changes triggered by the (economic) crisis since 2008.
In many of these countries, we can also perceive new forms of social
practices of networking, leading to growing opposition and protest
articulated by local communities or by social movements, which are based on
common acts of solidarity, cooperation and the establishment of (close)
relationships. As Mark Terkessidis (2015) argues, these new forms of
collaboration shift responsibility to individuals and communities, and
imply the potential to transcend established institutional frameworks.
Moreover, most of these forms of protest do not seem to be characterized by
typical and well known party ideologies or trade unions' demands (cf.
Slavoj Žižek 2012). Instead, new practices develop such as the
(re-)appropriation of public space, networking, alternative ways of protest
(Occupy, Indignados), and sharing, inspired by concepts of
grassroots-democracy, sustainability and anti-consumerism (see for example
Maria Corredera 2012; Amador Fernández-Savater 2012). In many Southern
European countries, these movements can be understood as newcomers in the
political arena, since they see themselves in a distinct opposition to the
established – often clientelistic – party structures of their countries.
In a special issue of *Ethnologia Europaea* planned for 2017-2018 the guest
editors want to focus on these emerging collaborative (protest-) practices
in Mediterranean countries, which are related to or an effect of the
current economic crisis. Building on the assumption that the Mediterranean
can be understood as a common frame of reference for comparative research
and analysis (Jutta Lauth Bacas/William Kavanagh 2011), contributors are
invited to reflect on collaborative interactions as practices of resistance
and social or political change within new protest groups, solidarity
initiatives and cultural projects related to specific local conflicts
arisen in wake of the crisis. For further information please see the Call
for Articles of the Journal* Ethnologia Europaea* attached.
Contributors are invited to either present cases of newly emerging
collaborative practices of resistance (including the use of digital media)
in a Mediterranean country or to focus on more theoretical approaches
regarding the implications of the above described developments.
Please send your abstract (max. 500 words) and short biography no later
than *January 15th 2016* to the guest editors Jutta Lauth Bacas, Email:
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All best,
Jutta Lauth Bacas, convenor of the EASA Mediterraneanist Network
Marion Näser-Lather, University of Marburg/Germany
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